December
27, 2006
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The native swan
is the Tundra Swan and I was happy to see flocks of them in several
areas as we drove towards the Nooksack River. |
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The light brown color
signifies an Immature Swan. Many Tundra Swans have small yellow dots on
their bills, but not all do. |
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Here's my favorite
area of the Nooksack River where we saw many Bald Eagles today. The air
was alive with sounds - the screeches of gulls, the splashing of the salmon
and the unmistakeable calls of the Bald Eagles. |
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Although this fellow
glared at me from his perch high above my head, he didn't fly away as
most do. I think he's an Old Guy and perhaps a little bit used to being
stared at and photographed. |
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A Great Blue Heron
timidly stepped from the shallows towards the sandbar which was littered
with dead salmon and live eagles. |
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In the background
hovered an Immature Western Gull as a pair of Bald Eagles searched for
dinner. |
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They were a comical
pair to watch. You could almost imagine a conversation between them. "Let's
go this way!" "No, let's go over there." |
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